release-management.md

Release Management

Overview

[Introduction to release management process]

Release Strategy

Release Cycle

[Regular release schedule]

Semantic Versioning

[Version numbering scheme]

Release Types

[Major, minor, patch releases]

Release Planning

Feature Planning

[Planning features for releases]

Release Timeline

[Timeline for release activities]

Release Milestones

[Key milestones in release process]

Release Process

1. Feature Freeze

[When features are frozen]

2. Testing Phase

[Release testing procedures]

3. Release Candidate

[Creating and testing release candidates]

4. Final Release

[Publishing the final release]

5. Post-Release

[Post-release activities]

Version Control

Branch Strategy

[Git branching for releases]

Tagging

[Creating release tags]

Change Log

[Maintaining change logs]

Release Notes

Writing Release Notes

[How to write effective release notes]

Release Announcement

[Communicating releases to users]

Hotfix Process

[Emergency fixes between releases]

Deprecation Policy

[How features are deprecated]

Rollback Procedures

[Rolling back a problematic release]

Release Metrics

[Tracking release quality and success]

Coordination

Cross-Team Coordination

[Coordinating releases across teams]

Dependency Management

[Managing dependencies between components]

Documentation Updates

[Updating documentation for releases]